# China and African Swine Fever - its effect on global beef and lamb prices | AHDB

> China's imports of protein have risen since African Swine Fever hit its herd last year. Global beef prices have risen less than expected, with Chinese import prices for beef up only 2% year on year.

- Date: 2019-10-24 · published 2019-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56522-china-and-african-swine-fever-its-effect-on-global-beef-and-lamb-prices-ahdb
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese demand is supporting export volumes, but rising global beef supply has capped price gains, so the net price effect on feed-linked cattle markets is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-20 | [US lean beef trimmings import prices rise on China demand, tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21181-us-lean-beef-trimmings-import-prices-rise-on-china-demand-tight-supply.md) | +1.3% | +5.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-03 | [USDA's APHIS Updates Global Animal Disease Import Restrictions as Avian Influenza, African Swine Fever, and Foot-and-Mouth Disease](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15916-usda-s-aphis-updates-global-animal-disease-import-restrictions-as-avian.md) | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-09 | [Global markets affect cattle prices; PLUS: Beware blue-green algae](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64171-global-markets-affect-cattle-prices-plus-beware-blue-green-algae.md) | +1.8% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-02-09 | [SE Asia report: Lower Indo imports likely in 2018 \| China prices climb - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66458-se-asia-report-lower-indo-imports-likely-in-2018-china-prices-climb-beef-central.md) | +1.5% | -1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | +0.5% | -5.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-20 | [US lean beef trimmings import prices rise on China demand, tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21181-us-lean-beef-trimmings-import-prices-rise-on-china-demand-tight-supply.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-02-09 | [SE Asia report: Lower Indo imports likely in 2018 \| China prices climb - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66458-se-asia-report-lower-indo-imports-likely-in-2018-china-prices-climb-beef-central.md) | +1.7% | -3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-23 | [Australian beef exporters adapt as China caps imports, shifts global trade flows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21185-australian-beef-exporters-adapt-as-china-caps-imports-shifts-global-trade-flows.md) | +1.5% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/china-and-african-swine-fever-its-effect-on-global-beef-and-lamb-prices

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